VERY LARGE ORIGINAL DRAWING OF MAX FROM WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, SIGNED BY SENDAK
SENDAK, Maurice. Original drawing signed (Max from Where the Wild Things Are). No place: no date. Large felt pen drawing measuring 18 by 24 inches, matted and framed, entire piece measures 23 by 27 inches.
Wonderful, large original drawing of Sendak’s character Max from Where the Wild Things Are, dressed in his iconic wolf suit, holding a placard that reads “For Jessica!” and with a speech balloon reading, “BOO!,” signed by Sendak.
“In Max, the tantrum-tossing wolf-child” from his groundbreaking book Where the Wild Things Are (1963), “Sendak portrayed what he regards as an ordinary but also ‘a very crucial point in a child’s life,’ a dark moment when only a leap of faith into fantasy can help him find release from his rage” (Silvey, 586).
Slightly toned at edges from old matting. Ink slightly faded. An excellent and desirable piece.